Introduction to the Philosophies of Research and Criticism in Education and the Social Sciences

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This rigorous volume focuses on the underlying perspectives justifying the major approaches currently being used in educational research.Introductory chapters lay the foundation for exploring varying research perspectives. Nine specific perspectives on researchapost positivism, pragmatism, constructivism, ethics and deliberate democracy, criticism, interpretivism, race/ethnicity/gender, arts-based research, and post structuralismaare examined, through discussions written by senior scholars known for their expertise in the perspective. And, a aguided toura of criticism is given, in which these same scholars demonstrate the use of the acritical methoda by critiquing six studies selected as exemplars of different research approaches.For education students who aspire to become researchers, and for those who simply need to read and understand research literature.Writing about the ethnographic interview, Spradley says that aquot;[t] he essential core
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Introduction to the Philosophies of Research and Criticism in Education and the Social Sciences

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James L. Paul

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Prentice Hall - 2005

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